Highs and woes: Conor Oberst began making heart-wrenching emo music in an Omaha basement in the mid-’90s. Soon after, he joined forces with multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, and the project expanded into the indie-rock sensation Bright Eyes. Their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, speaks to both the […]
Highs and woes: Conor Oberst began making heart-wrenching emo music in an Omaha basement in the mid-’90s. Soon after, he joined forces with multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, and the project expanded into the indie-rock sensation Bright Eyes. Their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, speaks to both the […]
Power flow: Sabrina Feggans admits she failed gym class sophomore year. Fifteen years later and 50 pounds overweight, she decided it was time for a change. She hit the gym, got fit, and is now helping others through Beyond Fitness With Sabrina, where H.I.I.T. and Tabata workouts focus on community, empowerment, and self-love. Feggans is […]
Evening of excellence: Richelle Claiborne wears many hats. Not only is she an actress, playwright, and published poet, she can also belt it out to the heavens. She charts new territory with her original music and spoken-word poetry, while also drawing upon a diverse array of genres, ranging from gospel to metal. Check it all […]
Feeling stressed? Suffering from pandemic anxiety? Need a staycation? “Breathe with Me” offers a special respite. Inspired by dadirri, the Aboriginal practice of deep listening, “Breathe With Me,” an installation at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, invites visitors to slow down, attune to nature, and connect with the salubrious qualities […]
Leni through the lens Local culinary historian Leni Sorensen got some screen time in Netflix’s recent limited series “High On The Hog,” hosted by food writer Stephen Satterfield. The show explores how African American culinary traditions shaped modern American cuisine. In the third episode, “Our Founding Chefs,” Satterfield journeys to Monticello to tell the story […]
By Deirdre Crimmins When a documentary falls flat, it can be hard to pinpoint the weak link in its cinematic chain. Is it a boring subject, unengaging speakers, poor editing, or an entirely different set of missteps? The Hidden Life of Trees is not an outright failure, but its shortcomings in direction and assembly add […]
Lizzy Trevor became wine director at Tilman’s on the Downtown Mall a year ago, coming to the position by sheer force of will. The oenophile, who recently aced the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s level 2 examination, is completely self-taught and self-driven. She started working at Tilman’s two years ago as a team member and […]
Most people think of their parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles as their family tree. For award-winning King Family Vineyards winemaker Matthieu Finot, it would be more accurate to call it a family vine. Finot’s relatives own vineyards and make wine in their native country of France. The recent launch of the Domaine Finot label in […]
At first, making beer was just a hobby for Mark Fulton—when he finished punching the calculator during his day job as an accountant, he’d head home to his lab. Then, in 2010, the amateur beer enthusiast snagged a craft brewing apprenticeship with the American Brewers Guild. He untied his tie, quit his accounting gig, and […]
Sea anemones provide shelter and protection for clownfish; in turn, clownfish keep predators away from the anemones and stir up nutrients nearby. Red-billed oxpeckers eat pesky bugs off of rhinoceros’ backs. Nature is full of examples of symbiosis—two organisms living together in a mutually beneficial way. For a while, Charlottesville had its own example, down […]